Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by Catherine H. Bailey and L.F. Hough, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1964; (J.H. Hale × Eclipse) × Blake; cross made in 1951; selected in 1954; tested as N.J. 212. Tree: extremely hardy; flower showy; sets heavily; leaf glands reniform; suggested test area: where hardiness is a problem. Fruit: large when thinned; skin threefourths to full red, slightly dark, attractive; Blake type; flesh yellow, as firm as Elberta; excellent dessert quality; freestone; ripens about with Goldeneast and Loring, 2 weeks before Elberta.
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